Job Type: Full time (37.5 hours). Fully office based.
Location: Borough, SE1
About the Company
Akabo Media is a growing and ambitious business-to-business (B2B) publishing and events company. Operating across the logistics, supply chain, transport, and robotics industries, we produce a range of leading magazines, websites, exhibitions, conferences and awards both in the UK and overseas.
Job Purpose
We are looking for a Conference Assistant to work with our Conference Producer on existing and new conferences, both UK-based and international. Most of our events are in-person, but there will be some online events involved in the programme.
Key responsibilities
* Researching markets and speakers
* Writing conference programmes
* Liaising with speakers
* Identifying key stakeholders in industry
* Working closely with sales and marketing to ensure commercial success
* Working with editorial to identify speakers and topics
* Working with the rest of the company to identify new markets and opportunities
Key Skills
* Degree qualified, ideally in a relevant subject
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Understanding of the business conference sector
* Numerate and analytical
* Good writer, with good command of punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
* Articulate and capable face to face and on the telephone
* Sound working knowledge of main software tools such as Excel and Word.
* A proactive attitude, with ability to keep on top of the latest thinking and propose innovative methods and activity.
* Good interpersonal skills with a positive manner.
* The ability to be a good team player.
* Experience with marketing tools such as LinkedIn Campaign Manager, Asana, InDesign, would be a plus
What We Offer
* 20 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) increasing to 25 days after one year’s service.
* Paid birthday off and 3 paid days off over Christmas.
* Free Private Medical Insurance & gym membership discounts.
* Group Pension scheme.
* Free Employee Assistance Programme.
* Social & Company events.
* Modern office near London Bridge.
* Opportunity to travel within the UK & internationally (Miami, Brussels, Asia etc).
* Season Ticket Loan.
* Dress down Fridays.
* Training & development opportunities with money contributed towards personal development of your choice.